Want to take a crack at making your own 2D game? These are the best tools for the job, even if you're a beginner.

If you’re curious about the software--or game development in general--consider picking up this Unity 2D Game Developer Bundle, which offers 15 hours of coursework for just $40.

Dimensionality has been in the news this week. Autodesk announced it was pushing 3D graphics in mobile games with the release of Maya LT 2014, while Nintendo revealed the 2DS and Unity announced its ...

You can also make 2D games with Unity (more on that in a second), but Cocos2D is a bit easier to get into if you're just starting out (and you already know C++, obviously).

Superpowers is a good program for developing or creating 2D & 3D games for Windows, Linux, Android, iOS. Not for novices & needs some getting used to.

Making it in Unreal: Mandragora takes Dark Souls and The Witcher into 2D Primal Game Studio wanted to add interaction to FromSoft's world and challenge to CDPR's ...